Classics Illustrated Junior #519 - Paul Bunyan

(October 1955)

[Forthcoming Title] (Table of Contents)

Coming Next Month / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? (ad copy)

Pencils:

Alex A. Blum

Inks:

Alex A. Blum

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover promo positioned on the left side of the page for the next title in the Classics Illustrated Junior series, "Thumbelina". Spot illustration depicts the next issue's cover.

[Dot-to-Dot Puzzle] (Table of Contents)

What Is This? / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? (puzzle directions)

Pencils:

Alex A Blum

Inks:

Alex A. Blum

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Children

Synopsis:

Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover dot-to-dot puzzle positioned on the right side of the page.

Paul Bunyan (Table of Contents)

comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? (adapter); ? (traditional authors)

Pencils:

Bill Walsh ?

Inks:

Bill Walsh ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Children

Characters:

Paul Bunyan; Babe the Blue Ox; Skookum; Chris Crosshaul; Johnny Inkslinger; Sourdough Sam; Ole the Giant Blacksmith

Synopsis:

Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack who makes pets of Babe the Blue Ox and Skookum, a dog always walking downhill. Paul is credited with the creation of Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Saltarella.

The Donkey and the Little Dog (Table of Contents)

Aesop's Fables / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? (adapter); Aesop (original author)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Children

Characters:

Donkey; Dog; Master

Synopsis:

When a donkey tries to sit in his Master's lap in imitation of a pet dog, the Master drives him away. A dog observes that one should be satisfied being oneself.

Little Boy Blue (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? (traditional author)

Pencils:

Alex A. Blum

Inks:

Alex A. Blum

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Children

Characters:

Little Boy Blue

Synopsis:

Nursery rhyme about a boy falling asleep in a haycock while the sheep and the cows he tends stray.

Where Go the Boats? (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Louis Stevenson

Pencils:

Alex A. Blum

Inks:

Alex A. Blum

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Children

Synopsis:

Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" about a youngster playing with toy boats.

[Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? (ad copy)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Full-page, inside back cover promo offering Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior subscriptions. Spot illustrations depict covers of both series.

[Paul Bunyan Pinup] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Alex A. Blum

Inks:

Alex A. Blum

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Children

Characters:

Paul Bunyan; Skookum

Synopsis:

Paul Bunyan and his dog, Skookum, walk among the hills.